Flying for Life Dec 2013

Flying for Life November 2013

The quarterly magazine of MAF Australia

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40 years on (part 2)

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Food in the desert

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Sky Pilots in Arnhem Land Part two: families serving families On the 1st of November, MAF celebrated 40 years of service in Arnhem Land. Our last edition of Flying For Life outlined the beginnings of the programme and its growth into the 1980s. Now former MAF Pilot Ron Watts explores the journey of MAF Arnhem Land from the 1980s through to today.

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Story Ron Watts Photos Ron Watts, Peter Higham, Phil Zamagias and Roger Young

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he hallmark of MAF’s 40 years in Arnhem Land has been families serving families in Christ’s name. From the earliest days, one of the delightful aspects of living and working in Arnhem Land has been ‘adoption’ into an Aboriginal family, a unique experience in the MAF world, and one that enhances our working relationship with the local people. MAF staff have travelled alongside Aboriginal brothers and sisters in the highs and the lows, from the game changing spiritual revival that spread out from Elcho Island in the late 1970s, to the heartbreak of substance abuse, domestic violence, and the implementation (rightly or wrongly) of a Government intervention.

A unique ministry Even though our core business has been the provision of a safe, reliable and efficient air service to the people of the land, somehow it has always been more than that. With staff who view their work as God’s call on their life and aircraft flown and maintained by crew who daily open the scriptures and pray together, opportunities to serve outside the cockpit or hangar or working week have always been an integral part of MAF’s presence in Arnhem Land.

As ideal as all this might sound, for many it has meant sacrifice beyond anything they may have foreseen. Isolation from extended family, heat, humidity, pressure to get things done, mould, dirt, insects, housing shortages, equipment breakdowns, illness, spiritual dryness, personal loss and cross-cultural

issues can all crowd in on the most resilient soul, making an already demanding ministry that much more challenging.

Further foundations It’s against this backdrop that, by God’s grace, Mission Aviation Fellowship has outlived every other air service in the Northern Territory, even outlasting the legendary airline Connair for longevity. It would be hard to calculate just how great the contribution MAF’s presence in this rugged landscape has been, but in terms of lives saved, families transformed and isolated communities supported through tough times, that presence has been justified a hundred times over.

By the time Gil Butler was appointed General Manager in 1982, the yellow, brown and white aircraft of the MAF fleet were becoming a familiar and indispensible part of the aviation and mission scene in the Top End. Gil came with wide aviation experience, most recently as Operations Manager for a central Pacific airline, and so was a great fit at a time when MAF Arnhem Land needed visionary and stable leadership. He arrived at about the same time as our first twin engined aircraft – a Cessna 402, introduced to increase capacity at busy times, to add a margin of safety on the frequent over-water flights, and to better cater for the growing RPT traffic.

Consolidation The 1980s was a decade of consolidation, with church, mission, health service and outstation alike increasingly dependant on this ‘people’s

Main The dependable GA8 Airvan Top The author with one of the true gentlemen of Arnhem Land, a bearded Timothy Nadjowh, Gumarirnbang outstation 1998.

Top Right The ongoing legacy of the Arnhem Land Revival of 1979 can be clearly seen here at Mata Mata outstation.

Bottom Right These precious Milingimbi kids are only ninety minutes away from Gove hospital should the need arise.

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Sky Pilots in Arnhem Land, Part II

“...please pray with us that even more good may be achieved through this ministry, to the glory of God.”

airline’, with its overt Christian basis, and its desire to serve. The Sunday ‘church run’ to communities out from Gove enabled pastors, elders and musicians to take ministry to the bush, hopping from one outstation to the next, the speed of air travel making it all possible. Indeed, the willingness of MAF staff from day one to engage with the local people at a spiritual level highlights the other dimension of ‘family’ in all this – indigenous and white, equal members in God’s household, serving the same heavenly Father.

Expansion Community ownership of this aviation ministry is underscored by the fact that many of the aircraft don’t carry the familiar MAF logo, but rather fly in the colours of Laynha Air. While they are flown and maintained by MAF staff, actual ownership is vested in the communities they serve, under the umbrella of Arnhem Land Community Airlines – ALCA – adding a further layer

Top “…aircraft filthy with red Arnhem Land dirt…”

Early Chief Engineer John Brett up to his armpits in the engine compartment.

Far Left Top Fly-in fly-out ministry: Rev. Peterson Nganjmirra uses a flipchart to explain the way of salvation at Marrkgolidjban outstation.

Far Left Bottom The main road from Ramingining to Murwangi outstation on a good day. Few would doubt the need for MAF’s presence in Arnhem Land.

Bottom The wing of MAF’s Islander provides an impromptu cathedral for Anglican bishop Richard Appleby.

Top Right A large family indeed. The MAF Arnhem Land team today.

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of co-operation and identification between MAF and the people. Likewise, the opening of additional bases as time went by – Lake Evella, Milingimbi, Numbulwar and Ramingining – not only increased capacity and flexibility, it also allowed MAF families much more intimate contact with the local families.

Enabling For 40 years now MAF aeroplanes have made it possible for Aboriginal Christian people to gather for Territory-wide conventions, like the annual Katherine Christian Convention held in May. This provides the opportunity for folk from across northern Australia to fellowship together, to benefit from world-class Bibleteaching, to pray and to praise. Most pilots who have served over these four decades will remember (usually with exhaustion!) the long days, shuttling multiple plane-loads to and from the Tyndal RAAF base that serves Katherine town. The introduction of larger, faster and twin engined aircraft to

the fleet was partly driven by pressured times such as these.

Faithful ministry Increasingly, Arnhem Land has functioned as the place where pilots are able to build flying experience in reasonably demanding conditions, before moving on to the more exacting aviation environment of Papua New Guinea.

Some former Arnhem Land staff have gone on to enjoy very long careers in other capacities with MAF – the Greys, Martis, Teale-Sinclairs, Miles and the Bottrells were there in the 80s and 90s and are still serving.

And time would fail me to list others who have served with distinction – Stockton, Ward, Brett, Spencer, Hadfield, Wilson, McBride, Roth, Dodd, Giles, Chesson, Byrnes, Evans – and like so many others with them, they raised their families in the bush, sweated through seemingly endless wet seasons, drove around

the camps looking for their passengers, laboured in hot iron hangars on aircraft filthy with red Arnhem Land dirt, cleared dogs and children off runways so they could take off, tried to keep the relentless paperwork up to date, waited hours at dusty airstrips, homeschooled children, seeking always to do so cheerfully and with a grace befitting people who acknowledge Christ as Lord.

Looking forward The opening of the new Gove hangar in October 2009 symbolised yet another milestone in the maturing of this technical mission that has become an integral part of the Christian and aviation presence in north Australia. As MAF Arnhem Land moves into its fifth decade, with new Programme Manager Craig Fulton at the helm, please pray with us that even more good may be achieved through its ministry, to the glory of God.

Prayer On the 20th of October, individuals and churches from all over Australia got together to pray for the work of MAF. From the bottom of our hearts we are thankful for this partnership.

It is no coincidence that despite difficult and trying conditions, MAF’s presence in Arnhem Land has lasted 40 years.

It is the prayers of faithful Christians from all around the world that have upheld this programme and given such fuel to this powerful ministry.

To join in this prayer visit: maf.org.au/prayformaf

Dedicated to...

Dedicated to the memory of MAF pilot Hadleigh Smith, who disappeared over Buckingham Bay while en route to Elcho Island – Mata Mata in Airvan VH-WRT on the morning of 16 October 2008. The aircraft was carrying a load of outboard motor fuel for the outstations when it vanished in circumstances that have defied explanation.

Despite an extensive search of the bay, all that was ever recovered were seat cushions, part of the undercarriage, and some jerrycans.

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PNG: A life restored

A life restored Many of the MAF medical evacuation stories end with the patient reaching the hospital. However for Sonja, a patient medevaced from Erave to Mt Hagen, and MAF wife Elisabeth Sutter, reaching the hospital was just the beginning of a six-month-long saga.

Story Glen Sim and Elisabeth Sutter Photos Elisabeth Sutter and Dr. David Mills

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t is Saturday, and MAF pilot Philipp and his wife Elisabeth are home, working on a few jobs for next week. Shortly after two o’clock the phone rings. A medevac is needed. Only Philipp is able to do the flight today. Elisabeth is able to go with him as well.

The following is Elisabeth’s account of what happened when they arrived at Erave airstrip: “The girl is waiting for us at the airstrip.

She appears to be in a lot of pain and really needs a doctor. We move her quickly into the Caravan on a bush stretcher and ten minutes later we are taking off again. Her father, Wilson Newage, comes with her to take care of her food and washing at the hospital where no amenities are provided, only a bed.

“While we are flying to Hagen I have time to talk to the girl, Sonja. Our talking keeps her conscious. Sonja, about 16 years old, has had contractions for five days. She lives with her family at their village, about a day’s walk from Erave.

“The ladies of her village tried to help her, but the delivery didn’t make any progress.

After four days, they finally brought her to the health clinic at Erave, but they couldn’t help her either. They couldn’t hear a heartbeat, so finally decided to call MAF to get her out to a hospital. Now Sonja is lying on the floor of the airplane in pain and shivering with cold.

“After landing in Hagen we drive her to the hospital in the MAF bus. I go in with Sonja and Wilson because if she comes with missionaries the chance of getting treated right away is higher. Men are not allowed in the delivery room, so I stay with her or she’ll be all by herself.

Giving birth “The delivery room is basic and the beds look uncomfortable. The midwives don’t treat Sonja with much compassion, but they are still friendly because I am here. We can see the head of the baby in the birth canal. I guess it has been in this position for the last 3-4 days.

“Sonja is very brave and pushes when the midwives tell her to. With her head on my arm, her drops of sweat wet my skin. I help her get out of her fleecy jacket to cool down a bit.

Things don’t proceed well at all, so I ask the midwives if they can use the vacuum pump to help get the baby out. Sonja is in danger of life threatening infections.

“They give it several tries, and finally the baby is delivered. The little stillborn girl has the cord around her neck. Sonja doesn’t cry,

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nor does she want to see the baby. I can only imagine how she must be feeling. I ask myself, ‘how do PNG women endure it?’ New life is so often followed by death here, so much more than in the western world.

“Soon after the baby is born, Philipp picks me up. We go home, cook some rice and vegetables and take it back to Sonja and Wilson.”

Recuperation Elisabeth visited Sonja in the hospital every couple of days until she was well enough to be discharged.

Sonja ended up with urinary and rectal fistulae (tearing). The doctors in Hagen had attempted to repair the fistula in the rectum but didn’t attempt to repair the urinary fistula.

Sonja went back to her village - a long, difficult journey. She returned to Hagen hospital every now and then to change her catheter.

Elisabeth was so concerned, she followed up to see if the urinary fistula repair could be done anywhere in Hagen. Unsuccessful, she contacted Dr Mills at the Kompiam Baptist Mission. Dr. Mills is the Medical Superintendent of Kompiam Hospital, deep in the mountains.

He was able to make arrangements for Sonja to see Dr Nassar, a fistula surgeon, at the small regional Kundiawa Hospital.

The operation would cost 1,000 Kina but God moved the hearts of so many MAF families that the money was soon raised to pay for Sonja’s expenses.

Sonja didn’t dare to hope that her fistula repairs were being organised. Elisabeth knew that Sonja’s family may not support her financially or physically with such unsociable injuries, so she was keen that the fistula surgery took place quickly.

Restored Dignity Sonja travelled with Dr Mills along the infamous Highlands Highway, successfully dodging the land slip, the ‘rascals’ and the financial demands from local land owners to “assist” vehicles around the recent landslide.

The surgery was completed the next day.

Two weeks later Dr Nassar reported to Dr Mills, “I removed the catheter today and she is continent!” Sonja was asked to go back to Kundiawa three months later for follow up.

“Thank you for your effort to help Sonja restore her dignity,” was Dr Nassar’s last communication.

MAF’s assistance does not always finish when patients are flown to hospital. MAF wives often follow-up at the hospital with care that is not available from the medical system.

Elisabeth has kept in contact with Sonja and asks that you pray that she will choose to follow God’s path for the rest of her life, and that she is spared such terrible injuries again.

Sonja has been baptised since her hospitalization, saying “having the surgery gave me a new life”.

Left top Sonja’s medevac. The weather held out just long enough for it to happen.

Top Right Sonja and her beautiful smile just before being discharged.

Bottom Right Wilson & Sonja at Elisabeth’s home for lunch.

Far Right Dr Nassar rejoices with Sonja.

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Kenya: Food in the desert

Food in W the desert Story Brad Sinclair Photos Brad Sinclair and Nick Chudeau

In early 2012, Australian Brad Sinclair and his family moved from Timor-Leste to fly in Kenya/South Sudan.

Although flying in Kenya brings many challenging and difficult days for Brad, there are moments of great satisfaction and joy. This was one of them.

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orking with needy communities to help improve their overall quality of life is a long term commitment. In many places around the world MAF continues to serve organisations such as World Vision to deliver a wide range of development projects.

Often such communities are isolated and hard to reach due to terrain, poor infrastructure, security or seasonal conditions which combine to make surface travel difficult. The option of an MAF aircraft to overcome these obstacles greatly aids development organisations, enabling them to reach isolated communities more easily, safely and reliably.

A big day For 17 years World Vision has been working with the community of Lokori, in the remote, arid Turkana region of Kenya. Recently, I was able to transport and accompany a team of World Vision staff and government dignitaries there for a day to tour development projects and then conduct a special ceremony marking their full handover to management

by the community. As a MAF pilot it’s one of the greatest privileges to be able to observe firsthand the difference various projects have made for communities. To see them reach a point of being self-managed is even better.

World of difference Originally faced with poor levels of food security, health and infant mortality rates, water supply and sanitation, education and little means for income generation, the work undertaken over the years has meant that today Lokori enjoys a significantly improved overall quality of life.

To achieve this result a wide range of education, training, agricultural and health projects were carefully integrated. It was with a great sense of achievement that the day for full handover to the community had arrived.

The ceremonies, dances and speeches paid tribute to those involved, and highlighted the difference the work had made. It was good that everyone could gather to rightly recognise this landmark occasion on site, and instead of enduring 12 hours of rough and potentially insecure roads to be there, the safety of the

MAF aircraft enabled a day trip to be made with only a quarter of the travel time.

Effective partnerships Nicholas Wasunna, director at World Vision Kenya shared with me that “MAF plays a critical role to the success of World Vision Kenya’s development and humanitarian programmes in terms of facilitating our staff, who are our greatest asset, and ensuring lifesaving supplies are delivered to needy, desperate communities in many hostile and hard to reach areas. MAF is also considered a key partner for World Vision Kenya as we share a common Christian foundation that focuses on visibly sharing the love of God with all people, especially the hard to reach”.

Like any arid zone, life in Lokori will remain a challenge but development expertise combined with a willing community and training has yielded a good outcome. It’s deeply satisfying to see it and we can give thanks for the part that all have played, especially to our MAF supporters, who enable flights to be available when they are needed.

Main A colourful celebratory dance welcomed visitors for the day!

Top Left A bore supplying the community “water kiosk” largely eliminates the burdensome task of carrying water from afar.

Top Middle The hardy Turkana of Kenya Top and Bottom Right Irrigation has greatly aided food security and income generation Bottom left Our team for the day

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CRMF: A taste of what is to come

A taste of what is to come

Lukas Schadegg, in training for mission work with CRMF, shares one of his first experiences in a remote Papua New Guinean village.

Story and photos Lukas Schadegg

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u laik kisim wara?“ (Would you like some water?) I wasn’t brave enough to answer this question with “No thank you” and then go on to drink the water I brought with me. So the father of our host family filled our cups and I drank the water.

That was a little bit different from how we were taught to do it in orientation, but I was trying to adapt to the culture and so didn’t want to make a fuss.

New experiences This special evening visit was part of our Culture and Language Training at the POC (Pacific Orientation Course). The course lasts for 6 weeks and is designed to get us used to the language and PNG culture before we join the CRMF team in Goroka. As you can imagine this is very different to what we are used to in Switzerland, or even from our time in Bible College in the UK. Part of this course is to live as a family for one week in a village with the nationals and improve our language skills. In the weeks prior to this, we are taught the many different skills we will need to live in the village.

We’ve learnt how to make a fire and build an outdoor kitchen and have got used to cooking over open fire. At least we won’t starve.

Above The Schadegg family and their wasfemili swap cultural ‘traditions’ Bottom A unique experience. The Schadegg’s are thoroughly welcomed into the village

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Wasfemili Last week we visited our Wasfemili (the family we will stay with) in their village and had a meal with them. We were able to have a small taste of how they live and where we will be staying for that one week.

We were dropped off before it was dark so that we could explore the village. We had a look at ‘our house’ and of course the “liklik haus” (toilet). The toilet was built over the sea without any cover! We will see how many eyes will watch the white skins.

Village living This evening passed very quickly. The communication was not easy because our knowledge of Tok Pisin (the language) is still very small. But it was fun to show them some pictures from our home country, play games and sing some songs together. They cooked some very delicious food from their garden and some fish caught from the sea.

After a lot of laughing and learning some new Tok Pisin words, the truck arrived in the dark to pick us up again. We really enjoyed this evening and were enthusiastic about their hospitality. We are looking forward to spending our one week “village living”.

CRMF: Learning Technologies

An audio Bible in every home Story and photos Caine Rurak

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young woman from a small village in Papua New Guinea has a very special dream. Carol Noah comes from the Inokoi village of Brugum District, in East Sepik Province. From early on she became aware that Caine Rurak the local ‘Haus Tambaran’ Learning Technologies - a school of sorts, where young men are taught in the traditional ways of adulthood - was being given priority over the formal education in the classroom setting.

She desired to set up a training school where young people could receive a better education and one that involved the good news of Jesus Christ.

Training So in 1994 she went to the local South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) Bible School in Brugum and after completing her two years she went on to train at the Christian Leaders Training College (CLTC). In 1997 she completed a Diploma in Theological studies.

While taking the Community Development course at CLTC, her desire to train others increased. With the help of Ezekiel Titus, whom Carol had encouraged to study at CLTC, she began her new venture.

Carol began assisting the SSEC Christian Foundation Training School in Brugum to build classrooms and dormitories for students.

The completed buildings consist of two classrooms, a single men’s dormitory to house 10 students with another project in the pipeline to build houses for married couples.

The first steps of her dream are taking shape!

CRMF Learning Technologies Then, in another exciting step forward, Carol listened to the CRMF team as they spoke about Learning Technologies and what was happening in various places around PNG. Carol knew that this was God’s answer to her prayer. She shared “I am grateful that this training has eventuated and as a result it has given me a vision to place audio bibles in every home in my district with partnership of Learning Technologies.”

The introductory course for basic computer skills by LTPNG is a way of providing training for Christian leaders for today’s generation.

Carol said this opportunity has also given her ideas toward establishing a curriculum that will include technologies as well as Biblical studies for her Bible School.

Carol writes, “My goal is to offer holistic training so that a student is trained to be equipped for all the vital areas of today’s ministry which involves modern technology.”

Main The litercay rate in PNG is only 57%.

These ‘audibibles’ are giving many people personal access to the scriptures for the first time in their lives Right A woman on a mission - Carol Noah

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CRMF: Match made in Heaven

Match made in Heaven The partnership between CRMF and MAF has been an immeasurable blessing to many remote communities around PNG. Long-time friends the Perretts (from CRMF) and the Ballins (from MAF) are a great example of this partnership bearing fruit.

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Story and Photos Shannon Perrett

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t was in a little town library in South East Queensland where we originally met Brad and Nikolai Ballin. They were newly married and heading back to Papua New Guinea where they were serving with MAF and we were in the process of applying to work with CRMF. Over the last 5 years we have caught up during furloughs, births of babies and MAF conferences. Recently we were excited to be able to travel to Kawito, in the Western Province, where Brad, Nikolai and the girls have been based for over a year.

As we flew in over swamp land and marsh, I was struck by the absolute remoteness of the location. Apart from the dotting of a few huts and houses there was no sign of civilisation at all. It also occurred to me that this is how a large portion of the population of PNG lives, in remote villages not accessible by road. It is these people that rely on the ministries of CRMF and MAF, as they have done for 50 years and will most likely continue to.

Radio installation Brad flew my husband Dan to one of these remote communities the next day. “Tomu� is a 40 minute flight from Kawito with a relatively new airstrip, having been completed 2 years ago. However, without a reliable source of

communication, there was no way for them to have regular contact with MAF to organise flights or freight.

CRMF had been asked to install a radio for the Evangelical Church of PNG at Tomu and Dan was eager to take the job. It was a very simple installation with no telomast and newly sawn bush posts used for an antenna mast.

The installation went very smoothly and Dan was caught slightly off guard by a spontaneous celebration that erupted as the posts were erected. The whole village, complete with a number of women in traditional dress, came out to mark the occasion.

Connecting While Brad and Dan were busy fixing things, Nikolai, myself and our 5 girls were enjoying adventures of our own. We took a trip in a dugout canoe, went swimming in the river and of course talked . . . a lot. It was a blessing for our two families to connect again and for us to experience a week in the life of a bush missionary.

It was inspirational to witness the impact that both CRMF and MAF are able to have, not only on the community of Kawito, but also other remote communities who rely on us for their ministry and for their day to day needs.

Main The Ballin family (serving with MAF) and the Perrett family (serving with CRMF) together at Kawito.

Right Opening doors and changing lives: The installation of a new radio at Tomu.

Staff Spotlight: The Perretts Originally from South East Queensland, Dan and Shannon Perrett both felt called to mission work from a young age.

Dan studied a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Shannon a Bachelor of Business before they completed a year of Bible College. They both sensed that God was calling them to use the skills and qualification He had provided to serve Him with Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship in Papua New Guinea.

The Perrett Family joined CRMF in March 2008. Dan currently fulfils a number of positions in the organisation, including Training Co-ordinator and Quality & Safety Officer and is also a technician with a particular passion for solar technologies. Shannon works part-time as the Administrator, as well as taking care of 3 gorgeous girls.

To partner with the Perretts in their ministry visit: maf.org.au/perrett

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MAF Australia: Christmas Catalogue

Jerrycans for

Christmas and much more

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would like to say a huge welcome aboard to the many new supporters who joined us during our Father’s Day appeal! Many of our volunteers took the Father’s Day video and gift cards into their churches and together we raised the equivalent of 1659 jerrycans and 308 toolboxes. In total over $100,000 was raised toward the life-changing ministry of MAF! Michelle Dorey CEO MAF Australia

A number of our existing and new supporters have asked whether we would be offering a similar gift catalogue for Christmas – as they loved the idea of

buying purposeful gifts for their loved ones. Well the answer is yes!

This Christmas we are excited to launch our very first Christmas catalogue. It contains nine different gift options, some tax-deductible and others not, that go a long way to bring help, hope and healing to the remote parts of the world.

If the catalogue is not enclosed with this magazine, please visit our online catalogue – www.maf.org.au/Christmas or call us now (1800 650 169) and we can post a catalogue to you.

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Movements in the field

Scott and Anna Walmsley

Scott is a pilot who has begun serving with MAF in Arnhem Land. www.maf.org.au/swalmsley

Ian and Adele Purdey

Ian is a pilot who has begun serving with MAF in Arnhem Land. www.maf.org.au/purdey

Ministry Opportunities We are at a crisis point in a number of our programmes! Please pray with us for the Lord to raise up a new generation willing to use their gifts and abilities in the ministry of MAF. In addition, please help us get the message out there! We urgently require not only pilots and engineers, but we have a number of other roles, many of which are listed as critical – such as Finance Managers and Programme managers.

Visit our website now to see the list of available roles www.maf.org.au/workwithus

Current staff opportunities:

Current volunteer opportunities:

• Pilots with appropriate qualifications (PNG, Africa and Arnhem Land) (critical) • Finance Manager (Arnhem Land) (critical)

• Advocate Wing Office Team Coordinator. This is a great chance to use your skills in developing and leading a team of volunteers. The role will be based out of the Sydney office.

• Engineers (Arnhem Land, Africa, PNG and Mareeba, Qld) • Programme Manager (various locations) • Operations Manager (PNG) • Base Operations Manager (South Sudan) • Quality Manager (PNG) • Teachers (Africa) • CRMF technician urgently required (PNG)

• Volunteers urgently needed for a variety of administration tasks in the Sydney office - no experience necessary!

• Volunteer Leader and Team Members needed for MAF’s Display Trailer. More information on the MAF website at maf.org.au/displaytrailer.

Expression of interest form also available on the webpage or by phoning 1800 650 169

For further details of MAF positions please visit www.maf.org.au/workwithus or email personnel@maf.org.au Successful applicants for the non-volunteer positions will need to meet the requirements for MAF International staff membership including raising prayer and financial support.

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